Queensland MP says she was drugged and assaulted
By Ruth Comerford
Police in Australia have launched an investigation following a complaint by Queensland MP Brittany Lauga that she was drugged and sexually assaulted.
The assistant minister for health said she was attacked on a night out in her constituency of Yeppoon.
“This could have happened to anyone and tragically, it does happen to many of us,” she said.
The incident follows protests that have taken place in response to recent violence against women.
Ms Lauga, 37, went to a police station and then to hospital on 28 April.
“Tests at the hospital confirmed the presence of drugs in my body which I did not take,” she said in a statement posted on social media, adding the substance had impacted her “significantly”.
Queensland Police Service (QPS) confirmed officers were investigating a sexual assault complaint regarding an incident in Yeppoon on Sunday.
